Two police officers killed in Australia and a severely injured third, the suspect in the race

Two police officers were killed by shots and another wounded on Tuesday, August 26 in a rural property in southern Australia, we learned of a police source. Police said they were looking for a man who fled after a violent confrontation in an isolated area of ​​Porepunkah, at the foot of a mountain, in the state of Victoria.

“Two police officers were instantly killed and one third was seriously injured in the lower part of the body,” according to a police statement, for which “the exact circumstances” of the drama “must still be determined.”

“We believe that the offender has meanwhile abandoning the property and at this time we ignore where he is,” said the police.

“Important Research” in Progreso

“An important investigation is being carried out to locate the man. We ask the population of Porepunkah and the surroundings that do not come out until more warning,” the police added.

The mayor of the local government of Alpine Shire, Sarah Nicholas, spoke in a video message one day “of great sadness and shock” for the population.